Introductory programming at Lincoln: attributes of successful students
Abstract
In 1994, the introductory programming class at Lincoln University, New Zealand was surveyed, and logistic and ordinal regression models were used to determine the student attributes associated with achievement. Students who intended to major in computing were more likely to achieve than those with other intentions, and older
students were more likely to achieve than younger students. Other factors such as
gender, previous exposure to computing at a tertiary level, previous tuition in English,
experience in programming and experience with computers in general, all had no
apparent association with achievement. Female students had a lower pass rate than
males but this was because a smaller proportion of females intended to major in computing.... [Show full abstract]